Texting and Battery Life?

[MrObvious]

I've found that sending those actually killed my phone before so that's the improvement.

[robotphood]

Significantly? Any rough numbers? Seems like there's more to it. I'll try some tests. I'm a heavy texter as well and whatever battery life I can save would be great.

[intx]

Robot:


It's the switching to the 1X from the EVDO that kills the battery,not the actual discharge when sending the messages.

[robotphood]

Wouldn't the switch show a higher discharge if it was consuming more power?

[MrObvious]

I didn't monitor my discharge rate but I can probably get 4-6 more hours of solid usage (normal is over 200 texts a day on average in and out and using the phone too) I'm guessing.

[aanast2]

Originally Posted by MrObvious

I didn't monitor my discharge rate but I can probably get 4-6 more hours of solid usage (normal is over 200 texts a day on average in and out and using the phone too) I'm guessing.

So would you say going to 1X improved your battery life the most or MightyRom or just getting a new battery?

How many hours of talk time (or the equivalent, eg. intensely heavy usage) can you get out of your Diamond now that you have had it for a few months?

Thanks Obvious.

[intx]

I'm not really sure the specifics of it Robot, but it definitely works.

Try out my cabs, they work very fast.

[the7thson]

Wow nice work!

[NewYorkLaw]

If I generally do no surfing and my phone's only internet access is to keep my email, contacts, and calendar synched, would I be better off keeping it in 1x mode at all times?
I guess for the occasional download or need to view a youtube video, then I would switch to evdo. Is that right?
Thanks for the script!
Pete

[robotphood]

Originally Posted by NewYorkLaw

If I generally do no surfing and my phone's only internet access is to keep my email, contacts, and calendar synched, would I be better off keeping it in 1x mode at all times?
I guess for the occasional download or need to view a youtube video, then I would switch to evdo. Is that right?
Thanks for the script!
Pete

Yeah, syncing will just take a bit longer on 1X. After using this fix for a while I really don't notice much difference with texting. But it does help when I know I'll be in a crappy coverage area where my phone will constantly switch between 1X and EVDO. That definitely drains my battery in no time.